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Chapter 5
Education
一、
Tell whether each of the
following statements is true or false.
1
、
________
Education
is
governed
by
state
and
local
governments
instead
of
the
national
government in America.
2
、
________
All
American
children
are
offered
12
years
of
compulsory
public
education.
3
、
________
The
first
formal
academic
institution
that
a
child
attends
is
called
kindergarten.
4
、
________ There
are some exams for the students to go to high
schools.
5
、
________
American schools tend to put more emphasis on
developing students
’
abilities to acquire quantities of
facts.
6
、
________
After
12
years
of
schooling,
American
students
receive
a
bachelor
’
s
degree at graduation.
7
、
________
The
first
degree
that
the
students
get
in
graduate
school
is
Doctor
’
s
degree.
8
、
________ Yale
University is the oldest institution of higher
education in the United
States.
9
、
________ George
W. Bush graduated from Yale University.
10
、
________ All
colleges and universities in the United States,
public or private, are
governed by a
board of trustees who are composed of
professionals.
二、
Fill in the blanks with
the correct information.
1
、
Formal
education in the United States is composed of
___________, secondary and
higher
education.
2
、
At
the age of five, most children start school by
attending ___________.
3
、
______________and ______________ are the
basis of public education which are
compulsory.
4
、
Some Parents
select _____________ to educate their children due
to the moral or
religious reasons.
5
、
American
education
puts
more
emphasis
on
developing
______________
rather
than acquiring
quantities of facts.
6
、
Higher
education in the United States began with the
founding of ___________ in
1636.
7
、
___________ is
the oldest institution of higher learning in the
United States.
8
、
The Skull &
Bones is a secret student society at ___________
composed of up and
coming political
elites.
9
、
The
fourth oldest university in the United States is
_____________.
10
、
MIT refers to
a name of a university. It is ___________________.
三、
Choose the
correct answer on the basis of what is stated in
the text.
1
、
Most
students usually start elementary school at ____
years old.
(a) 5
(b)
6
(c) 7
(d) 8
2
、
In the US
school system, there are twelve levels called
12
th
________.
1
(a) grades
(b) divisions
(c) degrees
(d) classes
3
、
Of
the following subjects, ________ are not offered
to elementary school students.
(a) mathematics
and languages
(b) politics and business
education
(c) science and social studies
(d)
music and physical education
4
、
When a pupil
has finished his elementary school education, he
goes to _______.
(a)
private school
(b) high school
(c) public school
(d) preschool
5
、
The elementary
and secondary education in the U.S. lasts_______.
(a) 8 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 13 years
6
、
The major
functions of higher education in the United States
are_____________.
(a) teaching
(b) research
(c) public
service
(d) all above
7
、
The students of
the universities in the second year are called
________.
(a) junior
(b) sophomore
(c) freshman
(d) senior
8
、
An
undergraduate student has to earn a certain number
of ______ in order to receive
a degree
at the end of four years
’
study.
(a)
credits
(b) grades
(c) scores
(d) classes
9
、
________ is the
third oldest institution of higher education in
the United States.
(a) Harvard
University
(b) Yale University
(c) MIT
(d) Princeton
University
10
、
___
_____________ is an institute well known for its
scientific and technological
training and research.
(a) Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
(b) Yale
University
(c) Princeton University
(d) Harvard University
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